Henri Coutard (1876-1950): A Pioneer of Fractionated Radiotherapy Regimens

Henri Coutard was a prominent French roentgen therapist (radiation therapist). He was a pioneer physician and scientist who established the development of the "protracted-fractional method" of radiation dosing. He treated laryngeal cancer with super-voltage x-rays and also published data o...

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Published in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 9; p. e69371
Main Authors:	Prakash, Aaditya, Kumar Upadhyay, Amitabh, Kumar, Abhishek
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cureus 13-09-2024
Subjects:	Oncology Otolaryngology Radiation Oncology fractionated radiotherapy henri coutard laryngeal cancer protracted-fractionated radiotherapy external beam radiation therapy
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Summary:	Henri Coutard was a prominent French roentgen therapist (radiation therapist). He was a pioneer physician and scientist who established the development of the "protracted-fractional method" of radiation dosing. He treated laryngeal cancer with super-voltage x-rays and also published data on five-year survival rates while his contemporary physicians indulged in treating cancer with radioactive sources. Due to his significant contribution regarding the use of fractionated dose regimens to treat cancer, in today's world most of the tumors are treated using the same principle which is in itself a great achievement in the field of radiation oncology. Due to his work, present-day radiotherapy practice is focused on therapeutic ratios to treat cancer.
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ISSN:	2168-8184 2168-8184
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.69371